
Genetics is a tradition tree opened by an ascension perk in Stellaris 4.5.2 with 5 traditions. Adopting it gives Agenda: Genetic Pursuit, Clone Vats produce an additional +1.5 Monthly Organic Pop Growth and with a corresponding increase in Upkeep.. Finishing it gives -33% Clone Vats Upkeep and +1 Ascension Perks Unlocked. Traditions: Genetic Resequencing, Engineered Genesis, Allelic Expression, Retroviral Manipulation and Stem Cell Stimulation.
Adoption bonus

Genetic Traditions
- Clone Vats produce an additional +1.5 Monthly Organic Pop Growth, with a corresponding increase in Upkeep.

The 5 traditions
In the order they open: a tradition needs the ones named under it (has_tradition in its possible block).

Genetic Resequencing
- Can remove Positive Traits and add Negative Traits with Species Modification

Retroviral Manipulation
- +10%Habitability

Engineered Genesis
Can alter Pop appearance with Species Modification Allows the Assimilation of Pops into or out of a Hive-Mind

Stem Cell Stimulation
- Clone Vats produce an additional +1.5 Monthly Organic Pop Growth

Allelic Expression
- +6Organic Species Modification Points
- +2Organic Species Trait Picks
- -50%Modify Species Special Project Cost
Completion bonus

Genetic Traditions Finished
- -33%Clone Vats Upkeep
- +1Ascension Perks Unlocked
Another version — when DLC: genetic
- -33%Clone Vats Upkeep
- +1Ascension Perks Unlocked
- Gain access to Plantoid Species Traits, Lithoid Species Traits and Leviathan Traits for Species Modification Clone Vats Upkeep: -33% Ascension Perks Unlocked: +1
Who can pick Genetics
Read from the tree's potential block; our words where the game has no text.
- Without: biogenesis
- Not: Machine Intelligence
- Not: Is entropy drinkers empire
- None of
- Has cybernetic ascension
- Has psionic ascension
- Has synthetic ascension
- Is natural design empire
- Is individual machine
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key) as a script effect; achievements are off for that game.
effect add_tradition = tr_genetics_adoptEach tradition's ID is in its card's address on this page and in /raw/traditions.json.
Genetics traditions: questions
What does the Genetics tradition tree do?
Genetics is a tradition tree opened by an ascension perk in Stellaris 4.5.2 with 5 traditions. Adopting it gives Agenda: Genetic Pursuit, Clone Vats produce an additional +1.5 Monthly Organic Pop Growth and with a corresponding increase in Upkeep.. Finishing it gives -33% Clone Vats Upkeep and +1 Ascension Perks Unlocked. Traditions: Genetic Resequencing, Engineered Genesis, Allelic Expression, Retroviral Manipulation and Stem Cell Stimulation.
Which Genetics tradition comes first?
Genetic Resequencing and Retroviral Manipulation need no other tradition of the tree; the rest need the ones named under each.
How many tradition trees can I adopt?
Up to 7 (TRADITION_CATEGORIES_MAX, Stellaris 4.5.2); every finished tree's completion bonus also gives an ascension perk slot.
Source: common/tradition_categories/01_genetics.txt, common/traditions and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Layout template in the game: tree_111_11.


